"C'mon Link," Leaf said, trying to push Link, "Let's go downstairs and check. I doubt she blew up."
Link got up, still shaking, and walked down the steps.
Both ships had stopped, but the crew of the S.S. Linebeck had an eerie feeling that they were being watched.
When they walked in the main room, Ciela gasped. Linebeck scratched his neck and had a bewildered look on his face.
They soon realized that Link's eyes were still shut.
"Open your eyes kid!" Linebeck put his hand on Links shoulder.
"N-no! I've failed! I can't do anything! Tetra trusted me!" Link said, pushing the sailor away.
"You haven't failed, Link," Ciela said gently, "You can do a whole lot more than anyone I've ever met."
"I-it can't- no- don't" Link collapsed in a heap and started shaking vigorously. His eyes rolled into the back of his head and the boy started screaming random words.
"Linebeck, do something!" Ciela flew in circles then landed next to Link.
"I can do about as much as you can right now, Sparkles!" Linebeck said folding his arms.
"This is no time to argue!" Ciela sounded as if she was on the brink of tears.
"Fine," Linebeck said, giving in to the fairy's pleas, "I'll try something."
He walked over to Link, swatting Ciela with the back of his hand.
"Move it you two." Linebeck said, noticing the two other fairies trying to talk to Link.
Linebeck knelt next to the pint sized hero and shook him.
"Hyrule!" Link yelled, "It's sinking! King of Red Lions! Don't go!"
"What in the name of Din are you talking about, Kid?" Linebeck said, dropping the boy.
Link made a swimming motion with his arms.
"A-aryll, I haven't seen you in so long! I missed you so much! Thinking of you was the only thing that kept me going."
"Link! Please wake up!" Ciela cried.
"T-Tetra!" Link yelled, "Make Niko swab the deck!"
"Kid, you're making no sense at all!" Linebeck was now shaking a bit.
"Linebeck! C-ceila! S-stop fighting so much! It hurts my head!" Link was now rolling around.
The yellow fairy and the sea captain exchanged nervous looks.
Finally, Link stopped shaking and began to open his large, blue eyes.
"Kid! Are you alright!" Linebeck said a little louder than he had meant to.
Before the Hero of Winds could reply, Ciela sped over.
"Link, are you alright?" she cried, landing on his shoulder.
"I just asked him that!" Linebeck yelled at the fairy.
"So?" she shot back.
"So I should be allowed to talk to him!" Linebeck placed his hands on his hips.
"I.." Ciela started.
"Fine, Sparkles," Linebeck said, "You go first."
"Anyway, you were saying the strangest things and I thought that.." She began.
"Ciela, really, I'm fine. I must have had a seizure." Link said, "because T…" the boy looked up to find Tetra's statue, perfectly fine.
Link cheered with pure bliss.
"So kid," Linebeck said walking over to the small hero, "You were saying something about the Queen of Orange Tigers, and Hyrule or someplace was sinking, and… who's Aryll?"
"Aryll!" Link shouted, making Linebeck jump, "Oh sorry. She's my little sister a-and I haven't seen her in about a year."
"That's terrible!" Ciela said, sympathetically, flying around Link's head.
"It was after I defeated Gannondorf," Link said looking down; "Princess Zelda and I defeated him in Hyrule that was under the ocean, after the Goddesses sealed him there. The King of Hyrule turned out to be the boat that I was riding on. He called himself the King of Red Lions. But as the King of Hyrule he was known as Daphness Nohassen Hyrule. He let himself drown with Hyrule and Gannondorf. He let Tetra and I up to the surface to find the new Hyrule. Th…"
"Wait, Kid!" Linebeck interrupted, "I thought that Zelda girl was with you!"
I… uh T-Tetra is…" Link took a deep breath, "Princess Zelda."
Linebeck immediately doubled over, laughing.
"That pirate girl? A Princess? That's hilarious, kid! You should really be a comedian!"
"Shut up!" Ciela said, flying around Linebeck's head, "Let him tell his story!"
"Well, she really is Zelda." Link said quietly, "Anyway after we stopped back at my home island, I set off with Tetra and her Pirate crew. We traveled for about eleven months looking for the new Hyrule and then we came across the Ghost Ship. Tetra decided to jump on and I followed her, but I lost my grip and fell into the ocean. Everything went black until I woke up on the beach with Ciela above me."
"Wow, Kid, I never knew that's what happened." Linebeck said aghast.
"That's because you never listen to anything!" Ciela said agitated.
"I certainly do!" Linebeck said disgusted, "And besides, you do remember what Link told us."
"Yeah," Ciela's fluttering stopped for a moment.
"What?" Link put his hands on his waist.
"Allow me to explain," Linebeck said, clearing his throat, "When you were screaming jibberish, you told Sparkles and I to stop fighting, it apparently hurt your head." Linebeck said flicking Leaf.
"Oh, it's fine, just don't kill each other. I need both of you." Link said laughing slightly.
"Are you sure?" Neri said, "Because I can seriously knock some sense into both of them if you need me to."
"Umm… no thanks, that's fine."Link said, glancing at Linebeck.
"Well," Linebeck said, yawning, "I'm gonna hit the sack now. This day can't get any more awkward. Get out of here Sparkles. You too, Spark and Twinkles." He pointed to the spirits of power and wisdom then swatted at Ciela.
After the fairies left, Linebeck threw his coat on the floor and slipped of his boots. As he climbed into bed, Link changed into his orange pants and blue lobster shirt.
Link slipped into the bed next to the Captain. After a few moments of silence, Link whispered,
"Linebeck?"
"What is it, Kid?" Linebeck asked.
"You can leave if you want. I can tell that you hate it. You can just drop us off on an island and leave. We'll find a way to get around." Link said.
"I actually can't, Kid." Linebeck admitted.
"Why not?" The boy questioned.
"Well, for one thing, Sparkles would kill me. And I actually have a responsibility in life. Making sure that you don't die." Linebeck immediately regretted saying that.
Without warning, Link reached over and hugged the captain, wrapping his arms around the older man's neck.
"I know you care about me." Link whispered before falling asleep.
That's probably the only Linebeck/Link you'll get. The rest is Linebeck/Ciela or Linebeck/Neri.
I do not own Link, Linebeck, Ciela, Leaf, Neri, or the S.S. Linebeck.